Dear United Airlines, 5 Good Things About Your Losing My Bag

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Dear United,

Forcing myself to look on the positive side, I came up with 5 pros to what you did you me yesterday (the cons being a lost bag, 5 additional hours stranded at Dulles on a Friday night, and your overall frustrating ineptitude).

So, here they are, however weak:

1. Forced downtime (1): I got to enjoy some alone time, listening to “The Big Short” on audible.com. Excellent book about the 2008 financial crisis.

2. I tried a coffee my wife likes, and it was good: Starbucks’ pumpkin spice latte. Not as froo-froo as I expected.

3. Forced downtime (2): I cleared all my work email, so Saturday morning was free.

4. I didn’t have to lug around two bags. A mixed blessing, for sure, but nonetheless…

5. I had two hands free, for writing articles. Like this one about you. Ah, the circle of life…